Books like I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato

If you liked I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, read Who Needs a Bratty Brother?, A Fine, Fine School, or Hooway for Wodney Wat — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Who Needs a Bratty Brother? by Linda Gondosch — shares brothers and sisters

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Looking for books like I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child (Realistic Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of hermanos, niños, and food preferences in children. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades K–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato

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Who Needs a Bratty Brother?grades 3–5
Shares themes of brothers and sisters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Fine, Fine Schoolgrades K–3
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Hooway for Wodney Watgrades K–3
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
I Need My Monstergrades K–3
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Millie Waits for the Mailgrades K–3
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Miss Smith's Incredible Storybookgrades K–3
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!grades K–3
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
My Lucky Daygrades K–3
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Stanley's Wild Ridegrades K–3
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Arrowhawkgrades K–3
Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Lemonade War by Davies, Jacqueline · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of brothers and sisters and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • All About Sam by Lois Lowry · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of brothers and sisters, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Sisters by Raina Telgemeier · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of brothers and sisters.
  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of brothers and sisters.

Books like I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Lemonade War by Davies, Jacqueline · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of brothers and sisters and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • All About Sam by Lois Lowry · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of brothers and sisters, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of brothers and sisters and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of brothers and sisters.
  • Sisters by Raina Telgemeier · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of brothers and sisters.

Common questions

What books are similar to I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato?
The 10 closest matches to I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child on ReadingList include Who Needs a Bratty Brother?, A Fine, Fine School, Hooway for Wodney Wat, I Need My Monster, and Millie Waits for the Mail. Each is scored on shared themes (hermanos, niños, and food preferences in children), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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